202 MPs backed Sunak – but 400,000 of you vote for a General Election Now
The Independent says A total of 202 Tory MPs backed Rishi Sunak to be the next prime minister – but nearly 400,000 of The Independent’s readers have now demanded their say in the form of a general election.
In less than a week, more than 390,000 people have put their names to a petition set up by this newspaper arguing that it is time for voters to decide who should govern the country.
The former chancellor was named Tory leader on Monday after he won the support of a majority of Tory MPs, and his rivals Boris Johnson and Penny Mordaunt both withdrew from the race.